LIVE: Matia Kasaija’s Sh29 trillion budget

The Bujagali Energy Limited has been exempted from Corporate Income Tax to reduce the cost of power to end-users.

LIVE: The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Matia Kasaija has read out a Shs29 trillion 2017/18 national budget for Uganda. Kasaija read the budget to parliament on behalf of President Yoweri Museveni. (READ FULL BUDGET HERE click)

Before that, the Minister of Works tabled the Civil Aviation Authority amendment bill 2017 which the Speaker says needs to be handled urgently.